Review Article

Dietary Strategies and Novel Pharmaceutical Approaches Targeting Serum ApoA-I Metabolism: A Systematic Overview

Table 10

Summary of the pharmacological approaches targeting apoA-I metabolism in humans.

First author, yearInfusionDurationModel DoseEffect

Bloedon et al. (2008) [148]D-4FA single doseCoronary artery diseased patients30 versus 100 versus 300 versus 500 mg(i) anti-inflammatory activity of HDL

Nissen et al. (2003) [149]ApoA-I MilanoOne infusion for 5 weeksPatients with acute coronary syndromes15 versus 45 mg/kg (i) 15.1 mm3 and 12.6 mm3 in atheroma volume

Kempen et al. (2016) and Kallend et al. (2016) [150, 151]ApoA-I Milano5 doses during 2 hoursPatients with stable coronary artery disease10 versus 20 versus 30 versus 40 mg/kg(i) Dose-dependent in apoA-I concentrations
(ii) Dose-dependent shift from small- to large-sized HDL particles.
(iii) in ABCA1-mediated cholesterol efflux

Nicholls (2016) [152]ApoA-I Milano5 weekly doses120 patients with a recent acute coronary syndrome20 mg/kg(i) 7.8 and 5.3% in fasting HDL-C and apoA-I concentrations
(ii) No effects on percent and total atheroma volume

Nicholls (2007) [152]CSL-111Once a week for a monthPatients elected for coronary angiography40 versus 80 mg/kg(i) Abnormalities in liver function test
(ii) 3.4% in atheroma volume

Easton et al. (2014) and Gille et al. (2014) [153, 154]CSL112A single doseHealthy volunteers5 versus 15 versus 40 versus 70 versus 105 versus 135 mg/kg(i) in apoA-I concentrations for 3 days or longer
(ii) 81% in HDL concentrations
(iii) pre-β-HDL particle concentrations
(iv) 2.9-fold in cholesterol efflux

Easton et al. (2014) and Gille et al. (2014) [153, 154]CSL112Once or twice weekly for 4 weeksHealthy volunteers3.4 versus 6.7 g once a week versus 3.4 g twice a week(i) in apoA-I concentrations for 3 days or longer
(ii) pre-β-HDL particle concentrations
(iii) 2.6-fold in cholesterol efflux

Tricoci et al. (2015) [155]CSL112A single dosePatients with atherosclerosis1.7 versus 3.4 versus 6.8 g(i) No elevations in alanine aminotransferase or aspartate aminotransferase
(ii) No serious adverse events.
(iii) Dose-dependent in apoA-I concentrations and total cholesterol efflux

Gibson et al. (2016) [156]CSL1124 weekly infusionsPatients with myocardial infarction0 versus 2 versus 6 g(i) Safe for use
(ii) Dose-dependent in fasting apoA-I, HDL-C concentrations and cholesterol efflux

Tardif (2014) [157]CER-0016 weekly infusionsPatients with acute coronary syndromes3 versus 6 versus 12 mg/kg(i) No changes in atheroma volumes

Kootte et al. (2015) [158]CER-0019 infusions twice weekly for 28 daysPatients with familial hypoalphalipoproteinemia8 mg/kg(i) 94% in apoA-I concentrations
(ii) 117% in HDL-C concentrations
(iii) 8.8% atherosclerotic lesion size
(iv) 44% in cholesterol efflux
(v) fecal neutral sterol excretion

Hovingh et al. (2015) [159]CER-00112 infusions twice weeklyPatients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia8 mg/kg(i) 13% in apoA-I
(ii) 2.8% in vessel wall
(iii) Trend toward in vessel wall thickness

Zheng et al. (2016) [160]CER-001A single dosePatients with atherosclerotic carotid artery disease3 mg/kg(i) 8.7% in apoA-I
(ii) 13.8% in the cholesterol efflux capacity

Nicholls et al. 2017 [161]CER-00110 weekly infusionsCoronary artery diseased patients(i) No difference in atheroma volume
(ii) No difference in LDL-C

Bloedon et al. (2008) [148]D-4FA single doseCoronary artery diseased patients30 versus 100 versus 300 versus 500 mg(i) anti-inflammatory activity of HDL

Bailey et al. (2010) [162]RVX-2087 daysHealthy subjects1 to 20 mg/kg/day(i) 11% in apoA-I concentrations
(ii) 11% in HDL-C concentrations
(iii) 42% in pre-β1-HDL concentrations
(iv) 11% in ABCA1-mediated cholesterol efflux

Nicholls et al. (2011) [163]RVX-208Twice daily for 12 weeksPatients with stable coronary artery disease50 versus 100 versus 150 mg(i) No difference in apoA-I concentrations

Gilham et al. (2016) [164]RVX-20824 weeksStatin-treated patients with low HDL-C concentrations200 mg/day(i) in apoA-I concentrations
(ii) HDL particle number
(iii) Safe for oral use

Nicholls et al. (2016) [32]RVX-20826 weeksStatin-treated patients with coronary artery disease and low HDL-C concentrations100 mg twice daily(i) No difference in atheroma volume, HDL-C, and apoA-I concentrations

Siebel et al. (2016) [165]RVX-20829–33 days20 males with prediabetes100 mg(i) No change in HDL-C and apoA-I concentrations
(ii) 11% in medium size HDL particles
(iii) 10% in small size HDL particles
(iv) Later and glucose peak
(v) endogenous glucose production

Shamburek et al. (2016) [166]Recombinant human lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase infusion7 months1 patient with familial lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase deficiencyOptimization phase: 3 times, 1 hour, 0.3, 3.0, and 9.0 mg/kg.
Maintenance phase: every 1 to 2 weeks, 3.0 or 9.0 mg/kg
(i) apoA-I, HDL-C, and to a lesser extent LDL-C
(ii) postprandial triacylglycerol concentrations

Percentages calculated from the mean values.